## One Piece Chapter 51, pages 11-14: RORONOA ZORO FALLS INTO THE SEA - Chapter: 51 - Pages: 11-14 - Characters: Roronoa Zoro, Monkey D. Luffy, Dracule Mihawk, Yosaku, Johnny ### Summary Page 11: Despite being stabbed, Zoro doesn't retreat. He crosses his swords in front of him, preparing another technique. "TORA (tiger) OOO" Luffy watches intently, remembering Zoro's past words to him: "World's strongest swordsman! Sounds great! If you're gonna be the pirate king's shipmate, you should be able to accomplish at least that much! Otherwise, it'll be embarrassing for me!" Zoro's eyes burn with intense determination as he unleashes his attack. "The world's greatest... GARI (hunting)" Page 12: Zoro swings his swords forward, but Mihawk's knife remains firmly planted in his chest. Blood spurts violently from the wound. Luffy, Yosaku, and Johnny scream in horror, "BRO!!!" Zoro grits his teeth in immense pain, "NGHH!" Mihawk looks slightly surprised by Zoro's sheer refusal to back down despite the lethal strike. Page 13: Blood drips heavily from Zoro's wound, pooling on the wooden planks beneath him. Mihawk asks, "Do you wish for me to pierce your heart thus? Why do you refuse to step back?" Zoro, sweating and bleeding profusely, replies, "Beats me... Not really sure myself... But I get the feeling... that if I were to take even one step back right now, I'd lose something very important to me... A promise or oath... or whatever it is would be irreversibly broken, and that I'd never be able to return back to where I'm standing right now." Page 14: Mihawk states calmly, "Yes, such is defeat." Zoro chuckles weakly, blood dripping from his mouth. "Haha... Then that's why I can't step back." Mihawk questions him further, "Even if it means your death...?" Zoro replies without hesitation, "I'd much rather die." Mihawk pulls his knife out of Zoro's chest. He thinks to himself, "What conviction he possesses! To rather choose death than defeat..." Mihawk then asks, "Kid... tell me your name."